Thanks for the couple of reviews I got on the last chapter! I'm glad you guys are liking the story! Anyway, here's the next chapter. I promise the Jonas-ness will start to pick up soon, and there's a lot of drama in store for the rest of the story, dont worry ;. Tell me if you like this chapter in a lovely review!
Disclaimer: If I owned the Jonas Brothers i'd be Denise.
Two days later, it was Saturday, and Sarah was off from filming since they got the weekends off. Her week had been fabulous, even though they had to stay late on Friday, but she didn't care. Her new show was going to be insanely amazing she could tell already.
She had woken up at nine that morning, not exactly a time she enjoyed seeing on a Saturday, but she couldn't really help the fact that she couldn't keep sleeping that morning. She decided to make it an opportunity to go running, since she hadn't really gotten a chance to go to the gym or anything since before the holidays and her body liked to be active. She put on a formfitting long sleeve Under Armor top and a pair of soccer shorts over black spandex. She put her hair up into a high pony tail, and pinned back her bangs. She slipped on her Nike running shoes, grabbed her phone and iPod, and headed downstairs.
"Mom! I'm going running!" she called entering the kitchen where her mother was drinking coffee.
"I don't think that's such a great idea. You have a photo shoot at eleven, and you don't want to be tired for it. Plus, we just moved here and you don't really know your way around yet," she reasoned. That was true, she did have her first ever official magazine photo shoot that day with Popstar! Magazine. But, she was determined to go running.
"But we live in a gated community! I promise I won't go far and I'll be back in twenty minutes. I'll have plenty of time to get ready and eat breakfast still, and I'll feel better about myself because I'll have gone for a run," Sarah reasoned back. Her mom sighed.
"Okay, but make sure you're back in twenty minutes," she said. Sarah smiled and was out the door, iPOD in ears and phone in hand just in case. She went around the area, not too far because she still didn't know her way around, but far enough that she would get a significant run.
She had her 'running' playlist blasting in her ears, and she was singing along in her head (since she couldn't really breath enough to sing and run at the same time). She had gotten a good enough distance away, and turned back, guessing she would do a total of about two and a half miles or so. On her jog back, she looked at her phone, checking the time to see that she would keep her twenty minute promise, and that should please her mother. She was in front of the next door neighbor's house when her phone started vibrating in her hand and ringing loudly (even though she couldn't hear it cause her music was so loud). She stopped jogging abruptly, music still loud in her ears ("Lose Control" by Missy Elliot) and she looked at her phone.
In doing so, she didn't realize that a car was about to turn quickly into the driveway that she was standing in, and she jumped out of the way quickly when the car came to a stop about two feet away from her. She was scared, almost dropping her iPod (one of her earphones had fallen out) and phone in the process, but she was unharmed. She had caught a glance at the driver when she jumped out of the way, but her heart was pounding in her chest, and her breathing still hadn't gotten to normal from her run, so it didn't register until the song changed on her iPod to S.O.S. by the Jonas Brothers. She quickly pulled it out of her ears and turned it off.
"Whoa-OH my god!" she exclaimed from the side walk. The 'whoa' for nearly getting hit, and the 'oh my god' for realizing who was driving the car. It was Kevin Jonas! She was obsessed with the Jonas Brothers, and had been for a good two years. There was no way that he was driving that car, which had just pulled a little into the driveway enough to get out of the street, but stopped in front of her. Three of the four doors on the car opened, and three attractive boys stepped out.
"You've got to be kidding me," she said out loud in disbelief, staring at them in shock.
Kevin rushed forward, thinking that was directed at him. "I'm so sorry, I really didn't think you were going to just stop like that, and maybe I should have been paying more attention, really, I am so sorry," he rambled, trying to save his ass.
"You're Kevin Jonas," she found herself saying, staring at him openly and breaking his rambling sentence.
He and his brothers looked a little scared, like they stumbled upon a psycho fan. "Uh, yeah," was all he said, his guard going up, not sure if he should trust her.
"Tell me you live in that house," she said, pointing to the house next door to her own.
"Yeah, we do," Joe answered slowly. When he spoke, her senses seemed to wake up. She realized what had just happened and mentally kicked herself.
"Oh my god, I'm sorry about acting like a freak just now. I probably scared you to the point you never want to talk to me again. I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Sarah Cortez, and I live right there," she said nervously, pointing behind her to her house.
The boys let out a sigh of relief. "I take it you're a fan then?" Nick asked curiously.
Sarah blushed deeply. "Well, yeah. I have been for quite a while. Sorry about that just now," she apologized embarrassedly. 'I'm talking to the Jonas Brothers, who I just found out are my next door neighbors, and I look like shit,' she thought to herself, inwardly grimacing.
"It's cool. We get that all the time," Joe said with a goofy grin, making her, and his brothers, laugh.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Kevin asked her again. She nodded and smiled.
"Yep, all limbs are intact, and there isn't a scratch on me," she said, bouncing on her toes a few times to prove her point that she was okay. She noticed that they admired her body when she did that, especially her Under Armor top, if you know what I mean. She immediately stopped, cheeks reddening again.
"Well, we never properly introduced ourselves, even though you know who we are," Nick said.
"I'm Kevin, nice to meet you Sarah," he said stepping forward, hand extended. She grasped his rough hand and shook it firmly while looking him in the eyes just like her dad had taught her before he died. He smiled at her and moved on to introduce his brothers.
"That's Joe-," he started, but Joe interrupted him and gave him an interesting look.
"Dude, I can say it myself," he said in a 'how could you do that to me, man' voice, which caused Sarah to suppress a giggle.
"Sorry, dude," Kevin replied, backing off and hiding his laugh in a smile.
"Hi, I'm Joe," he said all suave, making her laugh again, and shooting Kevin another look, shaking Sarah's hand.
"What's up, I'm Nick," the last Jonas shook her hand.
She couldn't believe that she was actually meeting the Jonas Brothers after admiring them for so long. To top it off, they were her neighbors.
"So, what brings you to L.A.?" Joe asked her.
Sarah smiled, thinking about what exactly had brought her to California. "Um, I just started filming for a new Disney Channel series that I'm kind of staring in," she said modestly.
The boys looked impressed. "Wow, that's pretty cool," Nick stated, looking at her admiringly.
"Wait, did you say your name was Sarah Cortez?" Kevin asked, as if he suddenly realized something. Sarah nodded. "You worked with Miley then, right? I knew you looked familiar. She mentioned you a few times," he said triumphantly, snapping his fingers. Nick winced a little when his brother mentioned Miley.
Sarah was about to ask them what Miley had said about her...and her acting, but her phone rang. She said sorry to the boys and half turned away, seeing that it was her mom.
"Hi mom," she said happily, hoping her mom was in a good mood. Her mom started talking rapidly on the other line, and she held the phone away from her ear a little, letting her mother ramble.
Sarah rolled her eyes at the boys, making them smile. "Yes, I do know that I'm a few minutes late… yes, I will be ready for the photo shoot in time… no I did not eat breakfast but I will have time to do that too… yes mom, don't worry I'm right in front of the house… no, I'm just talking to the neighbors… okay," she hung up a few seconds later and looked at the boys.
"I'm sorry guys, it was nice talking to you but I have to go," she said apologetically. She was really disappointed about not getting to talk to them longer, but she really had to go.
"It was nice meeting you," Kevin said, hugging her. She was taken by surprise a little, both by the fact that he had just hugged her, and by the fact that he had just hugged her even though she was kind of sweaty and gross.
Joe and Nick stepped forward to hug her too. "We should hang out soon," Joe suggested.
"Yeah, let's switch numbers so we can find out when we're all free," Nick said, pulling out his iPHONE from his back pocket. Joe gave him a teasingly smug look that said 'nice moves bro' and wiggled his eyebrows at him when Sarah wasn't looking.
She put her number in all three of their phones, and they did the same for her. She got her phone back, promising to call them, and jogged off to her house before her mother had a fit. When she knew they couldn't see her anymore, she started flailing her arms and legs excitedly, dancing as she jogged up to the house. Her life was just made complete.
"MOM! Guess who lives next door!" she yelled as soon as she set foot in the house.
"Who is it darling? I haven't gotten the chance to go over there and meet them," her mom said, coming out of the kitchen.
"THE JONAS BROTHERS!" Sarah shouted, dancing again. Okay, she was a normal teenage girl, and normal teenage girls were allowed to have their obsessions with insanely successful pop stars, and she just happened to be a huge Jonas Brothers fan, which her mom was more than aware of.
"Really? That's so funny, because I know how much you love 'their music,'" her mother said, implying that Sarah only thought they were hot. In reality, she had actually been drawn to their music first, and then decided that they were good looking. She hated when people only thought they were hot.
Sarah stopped dancing after something hit her. She would have to tone down her obsession quite a bit, as not to make the Jonas boys think she was a freak or something. "I guess this means I can't be obsessed with them anymore," Sarah said slowly. "Aw, that was so much fun though," she pouted.
Her mother laughed and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, but you live next door to them now. Wouldn't you like to admire them in person better?" she reasoned.
A smile found Sarah's face. "You're right," she said before bounding into the kitchen to fix herself a quick breakfast before taking a shower.
A long while later, Sarah had finished the photo shoot part of the session with Popstar! Magazine. She did ten outfits and makeup/hair changes on seven different backgrounds. Now it was time for the interview part, which she hoped would go well.
Interviewer: "So, Sarah, this whole fame thing is kind of new to you. How do you like it so far?"
"Well, I think it's been great. You know, this past year has just been amazing, opening up basically all the opportunities that have found me for this year. I have been so blessed to be able to be here today, doing my first photo shoot for a magazine. I'm really excited about what's to come, because, hopefully, there's only up from here," Sarah replied. She could see her publicist in the corner giving her a thumbs up.
Interviewer: "Great, we are happy for you. So I know you recently moved here to Hollywood from New York. What's that like?"
"Oh, it's been a huge change. Disney has been so great to me, and they asked me to move to LA after I signed on for my new original series. I had to leave my home, half my family, my friends, and my life, to come out here and live my dream. But it's been great. I'm still getting used to everything out here, cause you know, in New York, everything is a lot faster," she paused, chuckling.
Interviewer: "So I've heard from many people. Have you met any interesting or favorite stars since you've been here?"
"Well, I think the cast of the new series is amazing. Everyone can remember Chris, who plays Zeke in High School Musical. He's great. And there are a lot of other people on set that everyone can recognize. But it's really funny that I just so happened to move into the so called Disney part of Hollywood. You know, that neighborhood with all the Disney stars in about a three block radius. It's really cool. I know Chris, Selena Gomez, and Ashley Tisdale live about a block away from me. Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, and Corbin Bleu live about a block the other way. And I just bumped into the Jonas Brothers today actually; they live on my block along with Miley Cyrus and I've heard mention of Hilary Duff as well, but I'm not positive."
"Very cool. What are your plans for the upcoming year?"
"As you know, I'm filming a brand new Disney Channel Original Series right now, which is set to be released around the fall. The DCOM that I did with Emily Osment last year is set to be released on DVD in a few months, which is pretty awesome. Then, I'm going to film a DCOM that I get to star in, which will probably be released around the winter or early next year, I'm not sure. Oh, and another cool thing is I actually was asked to return to another episode of Hannah Montana; I'm really excited for that, but I can't say anything about it yet."
"Awesome!" the interviewer replied and launched into more questions. She had answered about forty questions on just herself alone, then did some holiday themed ones, such as for Valentine's Day and stuff, and then did some quizzes and gave her opinion on some polls they were doing. Finally, at around three thirty, she was free to go.
"That was so tiring," Sarah said, slumping in the passenger's seat as her mom drove them back home.
"It was a long day," her mom replied.
"But I had a lot of fun!" Sarah exclaimed. She was about to say something else, when her phone buzzed.